South Central Oregon
firefighters continue to combat lightning fires

The Crane Fire
is located four miles south of Lakeview. Today a Type 3 Incident Management
Team from Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) took over command of the
incident. Throughout the day approximately 200 wildland firefighters, a Single
Engine Air Tankers (SEAT) dropping retardant, and helicopters dropping water, worked
to reduce the spread potential of the fire. The fire is reported to be 570
acres and is 5 percent contained.

A
summary of other fires in the area include:

·Well
Fire – Located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview
District near Crack in the Ground, reported to be 75 acres. The Eastern Oregon
Task Force, two engines, and one helicopter are on the scene and a dozer is
being assigned to the incident.

·Wildcat
Fire – Located on the Bureau of Land Management Lakeview
District near Diablo Rim was contained at 624 acres today. Three engines from Fort
Rock Guard Station responded.

Additionally, rappellers from Prineville were deployed on
four fires in the area of Pelican Butte which were immediately 100 percent
contained.

Lightning is expected to continue throughout Klamath and
Lake counties today, with forecasts suggesting thunderstorms may persist in
some areas as late as Friday. Additional resources, including engines, crews,
aircraft and heavy equipment, are being brought in to support ongoing fire
suppression work and respond to any new wildfire starts.

South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership is an
interagency fire management program that provides comprehensive wildland fire
service to south central Oregon and northwest Nevada. The partnership strives
to achieve a more efficient, effective and integrated interagency fire
management program for all participating agencies on the land administered and
protected by each agency.

For moreinformation,contact
FireInformationOfficer, SarahSaarlooswith the SouthCentralOregonFireManagement Partnershipat541-219-0515or ssaarloos@fs.fed.us. Daily wildfire/prescribed
fire information, maps and social media links can be found at SCOFMP Blog: http://bit.ly/2sK5YHY